Researchers at MIPT have developed a new technique for obtaining low-molecular-weight, water-soluble chitin and chitosan. The proposed method relies on chitin and chitosan degradation by electron-beam plasma in a special ...
Polymers
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Aging is the deterioration of a cell's ability to divide and grow as it gets older. This causes degradation of the body and age-related diseases. Prevention of aging is an instinctive desire of humans; thus, it is a task ...
Biochemistry
Apr 4, 2017
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Researchers have discovered the mechanisms behind reliable nuclear fusion by observing solitary perturbation (SP) structures within microseconds from the onset of the pedestal erosion, suggesting a strong correlation between ...
Plasma Physics
Apr 4, 2017
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The well-known and nearly hundred years old "proportional-integral- derivative" (PID) controller is a linear feedback control method that adjusts the input signal by using the regulation error of the systems only. Because ...
Engineering
Apr 4, 2017
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Although only a sliver of Saturn's sunlit face is visible in this view, the mighty gas giant planet still dominates the view.
Space Exploration
Apr 4, 2017
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Two orphaned bear cubs have captured hearts in Montenegro after a farmer rescued them from starving to death in the wild.
Plants & Animals
Apr 4, 2017
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Automaker Daimler AG and industry supplier Bosch Group are teaming up to make driverless cars that they say could be on city streets at the start of the next decade.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 4, 2017
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Taking a cue from the Marvel Universe, researchers report that they have developed a self-healing polymeric material with an eye toward electronics and soft robotics that can repair themselves. The material is stretchable ...
Materials Science
Apr 4, 2017
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Hair fiber analysis, a forensic crime tool with a questionable past, could soon have a brighter future thanks to the development of a more refined scientific technique that could reveal much about a person's lifestyle. Scientists ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 4, 2017
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Transparent biosensors embedded into contact lenses could soon allow doctors and patients to monitor blood glucose levels and a host of other telltale signs of disease without invasive tests. Scientists say the bio-sensing ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 4, 2017
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